Proverbs 11:12
21st Century King James Version
12 He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbor, but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
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Proverbs 11:12
American Standard Version
12 He that despiseth his neighbor is void of [a]wisdom;
But a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:12 Hebrew heart.
Proverbs 12:18
21st Century King James Version
18 There is he that speaketh like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise is healing.
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Proverbs 12:18
American Standard Version
18 There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword;
But the tongue of the wise is health.
Proverbs 15:4
21st Century King James Version
4 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
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Proverbs 15:4
American Standard Version
4 [a]A gentle tongue is a tree of life;
But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:4 Hebrew The healing of the tongue.
Proverbs 16:27
21st Century King James Version
27 A froward man diggeth up evil, and on his lips there is a burning fire.
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Proverbs 16:27
American Standard Version
27 A worthless man [a]deviseth mischief;
And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:27 Hebrew diggeth.
Proverbs 25:23
21st Century King James Version
23 The north wind driveth away rain; so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
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Proverbs 25:23
American Standard Version
23 The north wind bringeth forth rain;
So doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.
Proverbs 26:2
21st Century King James Version
2 As the bird by wandering, as a swallow by flying, so a curse without cause shall not alight.
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Proverbs 26:2
American Standard Version
2 As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying,
So the curse that is causeless [a]alighteth not.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:2 Hebrew cometh not.
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